The Four Winds

　　全球讀者引領期盼，《夜鶯》、《最好的你》紐約時報暢銷作者克莉絲汀．漢娜最新力作
 
　　「震撼人心！」－百萬銷量《沼澤女孩》作者迪莉婭．歐文斯力薦
 
　　帶你重回大蕭條下，最黑暗的時代中，女性最絢爛的光輝
 
　　德州這處豐沃的北美平原裡，Elsa Martinelli總算過上自己如願以償的生活，有甜蜜的家庭、自己的小屋，還有一整田的作物可以採收。然而一切都在1934年變了樣，乾旱來襲，所有的水源似乎都乾涸，作物無法生長，更糟糕的是鋪天蓋地而來的沙塵暴，世紀性的災難，似乎要拼命地奪取居民們最後一絲生存希望，Elsa的美夢也隨之飄散。
 
　　生存危機的關鍵時刻，丈夫卻在暗夜裡自行逃亡，留下她與兩個小孩獨自面對，到底Elsa該為這塊她曾經熱愛的土地繼續留下，還是帶著孩子奔向西邊看似美好的加州？究竟充斥陽光的加州，是否如同傳說中是個留著奶與蜜的美好土地，抑或是另一個讓人失望的黑暗之都呢？「希望之於我，就是我握有的那枚銅板：1分美金，來自於我曾深愛的男人⋯⋯」
 
　　最糟糕的時代下，激發出母性最大的光輝與勇氣，一個關於女人友誼、關於勇氣、自我認同，以及學習如何再次去愛的感人故事。

　　(文／博客來編譯)

　　‘Powerful and compelling’ - Delia Owens, number one international bestselling author of Where The Crawdads Sing

　　The Four Winds is a deeply moving, powerful story about the strength and resilience of women and the bond between mother and daughter, by the multi-million copy number one bestselling author of The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah.

　　She will discover the best of herself in the worst of times . . .

　　Texas, 1934. Elsa Martinelli had finally found the life she’d yearned for. A family, a home and a livelihood on a farm on the Great Plains. But when drought threatens all she and her community hold dear, Elsa’s world is shattered to the winds.

　　Fearful of the future, when Elsa wakes to find her husband has fled, she is forced to make the most agonizing decision of her life. Fight for the land she loves or take her beloved children, Loreda and Ant, west to California in search of a better life. Will it be the land of milk and honey? Or will their experience challenge every ounce of strength they possess?

　　From the overriding love of a mother for her child, the value of female friendship and the ability to love again – against all odds, Elsa’s incredible journey is a story of survival, hope and what we do for the ones we love.